List of Microsoft Windows versions - Wikipedia
WEBThe first five versions of Windows–Windows 1.0, Windows 2.0, Windows 2.1, Windows 3.0, and Windows 3.1–were all based on MS-DOS, and were aimed at both consumers and businesses.
Microsoft Windows version history - Wikipedia
WEBWindows NT was the first Windows operating system based on a hybrid kernel. The hybrid kernel was designed as a modified microkernel, influenced by the Mach microkernel developed by Richard Rashid at Carnegie Mellon University, but without meeting all of the criteria of a pure microkernel.
Windows 1.0 - Wikipedia
WEBWindows 1.0 was the first major release of Microsoft Windows, a family of graphical operating systems for personal computers developed by Microsoft. It was first released to manufacturing in the United States on November 20, 1985, while the European version was released as Windows 1.02 in May 1986.
Microsoft Windows | History, Versions, & Facts | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Microsoft Windows, computer operating system (OS) developed by Microsoft Corporation to run personal computers (PCs). Featuring the first graphical user interface (GUI) for IBM-compatible PCs, the Windows OS soon dominated the PC market. Approximately 90 percent of PCs run some version of Windows.
A Brief History of Microsoft Windows - Lifewire
WEBFeb 9, 2023 · What operating systems came before Windows? MS-DOS was the first Microsoft operating system, and it technically remained part of Windows until the release of Windows 95. The very first operating system, called GMOS, was developed by General Motors for the IBM 701.
35 Years of Microsoft Windows: Remembering Windows 1.0 - How-To Geek
WEBNov 20, 2020 · Microsoft released Windows 1.0 on Nov. 20, 1985. Starting as an environment that ran on top of MS-DOS, Windows became the most popular desktop operating system in the world. Let's travel back in time, and take a look at what the original Windows 1.0 was like.
Windows 1.0: looking back at the OS that started it all
WEBNov 20, 2015 · Windows 1.0 stood the test of time and Microsoft offered supported for its debut outing for 16 years – the most for any version of the OS that has ever seen a release.
A Brief History of Windows From 1985 to Present Day - MUO
WEBMar 23, 2022 · Microsoft first announced Windows to the world with the title Interface Manager in 1983. The big M later changed that name to Windows 1.0 for its 1985 release. Windows 1.0 was more of an extension to the command-line DOS (Disk Operating System), then the most prevalent PC platform, than an OS in its own right.
A Visual History of Windows - PCMag
WEBOct 25, 2022 · PCMag has covered Microsoft's Windows operating system from its first iteration in 1985 right up to the current, heady days of Windows 11. Before Windows, we used and wrote about its...
The First Windows - The New Yorker
WEBAug 23, 2013 · Announced in November, 1983, in New York City, Windows 1.0 was Microsoft’s first operating system with a graphical user interface on top of it; it was not, in other words, simply a pile of text...
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